Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-22

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eTnmenf was robbed. He fnsaAnoed
alsa. an estate II she park entry Il
Colorado, the tile % watch vas h5
lfrsud infested IN Earl DanrasHu. In
as Ferdanny, when be hrse came t1
WashinRson. be supposed thai when q
thing Of this kind was breuKht 20 ths
eftenlieH Of GuEtxnmenk ofdeials. some
thing could be done 30 canzs Q reversal
Hs had Rcns 70 the Dspastmsns q
Jus1les four different tiwks, aFyinR q
get MF. Brewster 10 file 3 btu % 80
Rslde . title. He had nos succeeded,
he tried ft twice ID this administration
sad noe Was done.
Symea, Of Colorado, said that the De
partment Of 3asriee had freqoenfly
acted and that thousands and thousands
Of acres bed been restored 30 the public
domain in ColoradE. In 1872 be had
been employed bS the Government ~
special coansel IN IS suits insolviae
land titles and gained every ore Of then.
fayson-0n 1ecount Of fraud IN en-
itFy
l. Symea-Yes.
Payson-so e seems there d soms
frand IN Oolorados
eymes said be bad never denied It,
bus theEe uas more opportunity for
reform under ths present system
than undsE THAI favored hY the CON-
miftes On Public Lands
Psyson inquired whstheF tbs gentle
man meant 90 intimate thai tbs CON-
| mittee vas not In favor Of land rsform.
Mr.. Symes retortsd that The Commit
tee inkimated that nobody else vas. be-
cause fheEs vas some frauds IN Colorado
and elseWhere which the Oommitfse
wished 10 unsaxth. The Commit1se
wanted 70 put it into the power Of q
crank Commissioners 20 Issue g sweeping
order watch would deprive honest SET
| tiers Of their homes without giving
them an opportunity 10 prove their
honesty.
Payson then proceeded to argus IN
favor Of the House confeFFees standing
firm In their Pesition, believine that the
Senate proposition would Be sahversipe
10 the best interests Of fhe government
ane pEovocatixe OF fraud. He yielded
10 no man 10 bis desire 20 stand By the
man Who il seeking 20 make home for
himself on the Western prairie. Let no
man sag 10 him ~ any action that be
would lag q slEaw in the way Of such 9
man, bns &c the same time be stood here
today as be stood here for SIX years, in
The var Of q torrent Of robbery and
paFj1Ey. ofime that vas aWaepinQ the
land, despoilinR the GoVeEnment Of that
which it shoold reserve and reverse 70
the latest generation for the benefit Of
the landlsss and the homeless poor.
iAPpiause.
Mr. Laird again spoke il support Of
the Senate amendment, whioh would
snbmit the question of validity or fraud
10 court Of iastiee, q better arbitrator
upon the rights Of the government and
the rights Of the numhlest citizen wsuld
not be found.
Perkins said that The gentleman from
Illinois (Paysopl had inGulRsd in the
cry of fraud and had Attempted 10
fFlahtsn the gentlemen BY the speefer,
but ths Republicans west would not
be restrained from the discharge Of
their duty by sa0h an appeal
Gilfiilan, Of Minn., could see no rea
son Why tue House shonld be afrad 70
give anybody fair bearing in court
OF justice.
By vote Of le TO 80 the report Of
the conference was accepted.
Cobb then moved that the House re-
fuse 20 Feesde from the disagfeement
10 the Senate amendments and agree to
q reqaest for further conference. Pend
ing she question, Mr.. Perkins moved
that the House recede from the disa.
ereemeat of section 8 Of the bill and
consent TO the same With no amend
Enens; rejected, 66 10 50,
Cobb1s motion vas then agreed TO and
further eonference vrs ordered.
IL vas ordered that the daily boar for
the meeting Of tAe House shall be II
o'clock. Adjourned.
Arsenal Of Bricks and slonea.
BosTos, Feb. 21.--On the corner Of
kneeland and Federal streets stands q
foar story brick residence block con-
tanning hundred inhabitants Of the
lowest class. Tue narrow stairs run
from both streets to the roof, furnish
ing opportunities OF inQreas and egrsss
that have often hAfasd the palice On
the top OF this building, arranged in
heaps just inside Of tue narrow and
shallow wooden eoping, was found By
the police g miscellaneous assortment
Of hricks End saving stones. Il 10
tho0Qht they were 20 be used for an a.
tack upou the ears which pass this
Guiding. Possibilities Of an attack Of
this nature up N the cars. II that vas
the cbjeot aimed at, are sinsply hofFi
BILE to contemplate. A shower Of bricks
descending from this height on the
crowded horse cars, under the cloak Of
darkness. would have been murderous
IN result, With but slight possibility Of
tracing up the perpetrators. The
south Boston road was 1t once notified,
and 30 the cars we're taken on each
nieht. despite the public iuconvenienos,
and p0lice have been stationed In the
vicinity.
RsaF BFick seruefares Bnraea.
HAymHILL (Mass.). Feb. q. The
RuRR block, on Washington stress, COZ
tanning feur large four story brick
structures, vas burned entirely thss
morntnR. Tee loss viii probably reach
$4,000.
Mitchell. Of ereEsa, In she senate.
WAsHu0rox. Feb. N.-The Senate
resolution, heretofore offered By Mitch
ell, Of Oregon. fnstFaeting the Judiciary
Cemmittse 60 inquire aud repors as %
the causes Of the delay Ia TesuminR
work sn the canal and locks af the cas-
eAdes Of the Oolambsa river in the fail
Of 1856, aud - % tie change Of en-
Rineers in charge Of the work, vas
taken 40 and Mitchell addressed the
Senate ID favor Of ths resolution.
In the course Of his remarks he de-
nouneed the coHdaet af Col Jeha q.
Pazk, Oslonsi Of Engineers. IN regard
20 the appropriation and 10 the ehanee
Of ioeal enRineefs. Sc unreasonable,
arbitrary and Illegal, nos TO sag tyran-
nical and dsGzntn He sai1 that
10 military satrsp OF Q e 4 vas VT
msse unfras snsble, q Q ant Or HHisss
than what the rsoond showed Colonel
Park to be In relstlon 10 this matter.
In conclusion Of bis loDe speech be
spoke Of Ooionei Park as . eouraasas,
palise eestleman and q seeommcdai-
| me of3eeF, but said that be fook issus
N regard 90 the effIuinl acts.
He was still speaking when the pre-
sidise ef1eeg 81 2 o'elook announced,
unhnished business, bsinR fha Eicar-
a9uAn ship canal.
IN Response te fAe AsRiaWaII Reasla.
tea.
WAsRTseruz, Feh. H.-The President
tesay ssnt % the H0uas tue response Of
ths Secretary of State Ia reply 10 she
resolution Of inqairy as 10 tbe ection
taken b. The DepaFtraant Of State 10
protecf ths tntsFess % American eiti-
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